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<blockquote>Zimbabwe Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF Zimbabwe) are proud to remember the legacy of former President of Zimbabwe Robert Gabriel Mugabe notably on the pan African ideas he espoused and promoted.
We are also enthusiastic to celebrate his legacy of land redistribution – taking back the land from the hands of the imperialists and redistributing it to the benefit of our own people.
As we celebrate his legacy, we also acknowledge the long-suffering of our people. Our people live in abject poverty.
Despite President Mugabe’s bold and noble efforts to economically empower our people, we still have the majority of our people in economic poverty.
As EFF Zimbabwe, we want the economic empowerment of our people to be radical, bolder and sustained.
We believe that it is our generational duty to finish the job started by our forebearers. 
Those who are in positions of political power in Zimbabwe at present must understand that they cannot continue to plunder and steal our economic resources forever without consequences.
Make no mistake, our people will mobilise and hold them to account.
Mugabe was a statesman and a hero. He remains dearly loved by many across the length and breadth of Africa. His legacy remains and will endure for generations to come.
Mugabe promoted the idea that Africans should be free from Western dominance and bondage.
He tried his best to educate and conscientise the many but a few believed because of the negative vilification of Mugabe by the Western governments and their imperialist media.
Mugabe is gone. He played his part and played it to the best of endeavours. The big challenge is left to us the youth.
We need to organize ourselves and pride ourselves of the values of pan Africanism and socialism.
As EFF, we believe that Africa is endowed with the natural resources which are an envy of many from other continents hence these imperialists continue to fight hard to divide and rule us so that they can steal our natural resources unabated. It is now and for us to stand up and fight for a better future.
EFF Zimbabwe stand resolute in that there must never be any compensation for the land expropriated by the government from the imperialist forces who after all, had parcelled out land to themselves, in the process spilling blood and destroying the fibre of our being as abantu/ vunhu/ubuntu and our dignity.
EFF Zimbabwe is clear, we will never accept compensating those who stole the land. In any case, land expropriation without compensation is basically righting the wrong. It is fair. If anything, our people should be demanding compensation for years of economic loss, cultural loss and loss of dignity as our people were forced to abandon their ancestral land, leaving behind their ancestors lying in the land taken over by the imperialist.
Our people were humiliated and their dignity was taken away from them. It is our people who should demand compensation for these heinous crimes against ubuntu/vunhu.
For us as EFF Zimbabwe, Mugabe is a founding father of this nation along with others like Joshua Nkomo and many others.
In Mugabe, Zimbabwe had a brave and principled revolutionary. He stood tall and fought for his people. We are his people.
As the young people of this great nation, we will fight to finish the journey to economic freedom which our forebearers started.
The current political leadership in Zimbabwe is corrupt, selfish and rogue. Our people are left to fend for themselves like animals in the jungle.
The current government has betrayed the ideals of our forebearers. We do not have a government of the people by the people instead we have a bunch of ignoramuses, corrupt laden criminals masquerading as democratic. Our country is bleeding to death.
Mugabe must be turning in his grave. He never thought that one day the revolutionary party he founded would become a vehicle of oppression of the masses.
As we celebrate Mugabe’s legacy, we mourn the destruction of livelihoods of our people by their very own kind. The revolutionary party that Mugabe left has become a criminal cartel.
As EFF Zimbabwe, we call upon all Zimbabweans of all walks of life to reject corruption, nepotism, tribalism, selfishness and come together in a revolutionary spirit to embrace the journey we are embarking upon, the fight for radical economic transformation for the benefit of all our people. We are one country and one people. Let us come together to fix our country.
EFF Zimbabwe National Spokesperson 
Rudairo Dickson Mapuranga</blockquote>

Pindula News

'Mugabe Must Be Turning In His Grave', EFF Zimbabwe Statement On National Youth Day {Full Text}

<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Republic_Police">ZRP</a> in Bulawayo pulled a typical demo prohibition card by telling Mthwakazi they couldn’t hold a rally in Tsabalala because there is a coronavirus outbreak in Emnganwini which is close to Tshabalala, New Zimbabwe reports.
This was revealed by the party’s national organising secretary, Partone Xaba who said:
<blockquote>When we finally met the regulatory authority yesterday (Thursday), he told us that we cannot proceed with our rally because there is an outbreak of coronavirus in Emganwini suburb which is close to Tshabalala.
We were shocked by this response because as far as we know, there is only one case of suspected coronavirus in the country which was reported in Harare. We view this just as a silly excuse to deny us our constitutional right to freedom of association and assembly.</blockquote>
However, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Mthwakazi">Mthwakazi</a> vowed to hold the rally despite the ban:
<blockquote>We are going ahead with our rally as planned. If there is coronavirus outbreak in Bulawayo as police claim, why is it that schools and church gatherings have not been banned?</blockquote>
There are no coronavirus positive cases in Zimbabwe so far.
More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/police-ban-mthwakazi-rally-over-coronavirus-outbreak/">New Zimbabwe </a>

ZRP Prohibits Mthwakazi Demo, Says There Is A Coronavirus Outbreak In the Area They Wish To Congregate In

Norton Legislator <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Temba_Mliswa">Temba Mliswa</a> did not take lightly the case of <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/02/22/parly-drama-mdc-mps-mock-senior-bachelor-chiwenga/">MDC MPs mocking “senior bachelor Chiwenga”</a> and he fumed in parly and called them inhumane for mocking the VP and insinuating he brought the deadly Coronavirus to Zimbabwe, New Zimbabwe reports.
Mliswa reportedly fumed and said:
<blockquote>Mr Speaker Sir, I think it is important as members of this<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/August_House"> august House</a> to give respect to the Honourable Vice President.The issue of coronavirus when it was asked by Honourable Kwaramba, Honourable Chikwinya shouted and said yes, we must know the condition of coronavirus because of the Honourable Vice President.
What Honourable Chikwinya was implying was that Vice President came with coronavirus in Zimbabwe. These (MDC) are inhumane people with no human dignity whatsoever and we shall not allow that here. They must respect the Vice President.It is them who go outside the country who bring the virus, it is unacceptable.
You must respect the Honourable Vice President, he (Chikwinya) cannot do that. He must withdraw his statement, they are inhumane</blockquote>
However MDC MPs jeered at Mliswa and Mliswa was asked to approach the chair and when he returned to his seat, he was blocked by the MDC MPs till Chalton Hwende gave up his seat for him.
More:<a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/parly-drama-as-mdc-mps-heckle-senior-bachelor-coronavirus-carrier-vp-chiwenga/"> New Zimbabwe</a>

Mliswa Labels VP Mocking MDC MPs Inhumane

MDC MPs in parly this week mocked <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Constantino_Chiwenga">Vice President Chiwenga</a> and referred to him as a senior bachelor and others accused him of bringing coronavirus to Zimbabwe, New Zimbabwe reports.
The VP had attended parliament for a question and answer session when he became the subject of ridicule. According to the publication:
<blockquote>The MPs heckled the VP calling him a senior bachelor. Another MP shouted “mukadzi aripi” (where is your wife?) with another one yelling “you brought coronavirus to Zimbabwe”.</blockquote>
The Vice President was in China for 4 months last year and he is embroiled in a nasty divorce with his former model <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/12/14/vp-chiwengas-wife-marry-arrested-by-zacc/">wife Marry who he is accusing of trying to kill him</a>.
More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/parly-drama-as-mdc-mps-heckle-senior-bachelor-coronavirus-carrier-vp-chiwenga/">New Zimbabwe </a>

Parly Drama: MDC MPs Mock "Senior Bachelor" Chiwenga

The MDC legislator <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Priscilla_Misihairabwi-Mushonga">Priscilla Misihairabwi Mushonga</a> was heckled by the crowd that was attending the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Heal_Zimbabwe_Trust">Heal Zimbabwe Trust</a> Constitution amendment discussion.
Misihairabwi Mushonga stood her ground and told the wild crowd that they were behaving like Zanu PF and even told them that’s why they threaten to burn people(seemingly referring to Thokozani Khupe’s incident at Tsvangirai’s funeral)
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WATCH: Misihairabwi Mushonga Jeered By The Crowd At The Heal Zimbabwe Trust Constitution Amendment Discussion

MDC Alliance Bulawayo spokesperson Swethern Chiroodza said the late former President <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Robert_Mugabe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert Mugabe</a>‘s life should not be celebrated as he presided over the massacre of thousands of civilians in the 1980s in Zimbabwe’s southern regions.
Speaking to NewZimbabwe.com ahead of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day commemorations, Chiroodza castigated Mugabe and his successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa for being the authors of the country’s current problems. Chiroodza said:
<blockquote>Mugabe is the tale of a man who as President in post-independence, with Emmerson Mnangagwa as Defence chief, presided over the murder more of black people than the total number of casualties in the pre-independence liberation struggle.
Mugabe is the tale of a man who together with Mnangagwa and other Zanu PF leaders tried to exterminate the entire <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Ndebele" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ndebele</a> nation.
Mugabe is the tale of a man who, in the words of <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Morgan_Tsvangirai" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Morgan Tsvangirai,</a> reduced Zimbabwe from a bread basket to a basket case.</blockquote>
Chiroodza, however, had a few kind words for the late first Prime Minister of independent Zimbabwe. He said Mugabe was able to manage the overpricing of goods and separating civilian rule from the military, an apparent dig on Mnangagwa.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/mugabe-day-painful-reminder-of-ex-leaders-atrocities-mdc-t-youths/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewZimbabwe.com</a></h4>

'Mugabe Was Bad But At Least He Kept Prices Down & The Military Out Of Civilian Affairs'

A group of disaffected former MDC members under the banner, In Defence of Morgan Tsvangirai Legacy (IDMTL), have slammed opposition leader Nelson Chamisa for hobnobbing with exiled ZANU PF G40 members.
IDMTL Chairperson Eddin Dzambara told journalists on Thursday that by accepting cash gifts from the likes of <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Jonathan_Moyo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jonathan Moyo</a> and <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Patrick_Zhuwao" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patrick Zhuwao</a>, Chamisa has opened the MDC to capture by Zanu PF. He said:
<blockquote>In a short period of time after Jonathan Moyo confessed his influence in the party, much to the disappointment of party members, senior party members Grace Kwinjeh and <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Tracy_Mutinhiri" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tracy Mutinhiri</a> resigned from the party.
Chamisa is being funded by G40 members, particularly Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao as evidenced by their recent admission on Twitter that a total of $6 000 was availed to MDC by G40 for the purpose of campaigning and publicity.</blockquote>
Dzambara urged Chamisa to come out in the open and publicly deny his allegiance to ZANU PF’s G40 and the money he received from members of the faction.
The IDMTL also called upon the 2014 MDC national council and all structures to reconvene and reorganise the party outside alliance system.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/chamisa-mortgaging-mdc-to-zanu-pfs-g40-says-mdc-pressure-group/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewZimbabwe.com</a></h4>

MDC Pressure Group Chides Chamisa For Hobnobbing With ZANU PF's G40

MDC-T national chairperson, Alfred Dzirutwe has said the Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day should be done away with.
Speaking to NewZimbabwe.com, Dzirutwe said commemorating the day brings bad memories, such as the Gukurahundi genocide and the 2008 elections violence. Said Dzirutwe:
<blockquote>Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day should actually be scrapped as it brings bad memories to the nation.
Whenever Mugabe’s name is mentioned, what quickly comes to one’s mind is <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Gukurahundi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gukurahundi</a>.
The name Mugabe also brings bad memories of the 2008 (presidential) run-off election in which hundreds of MDC supporters were butchered and displaced.</blockquote>
The Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day is a public holiday to honour the late former President <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Robert_Mugabe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert Mugabe</a>.
The Day is celebrated on the 21st of February and coincide with Mugabe’s birthday.
Mugabe was ousted from power in November 2017 in a popular military coup following thirty years of brutal authoritarian rule.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/mugabe-day-painful-reminder-of-ex-leaders-atrocities-mdc-t-youths/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewZimbabwe.com</a></h4>

MDC-T Youths Call For The Scrapping Of 'Mugabe Holiday'

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WATCH: Furious 90-year-old Granny Dares ED

The government of Zimbabwe has warned opposition MDC leader <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nelson_Chamisa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nelson Chamisa</a> over his threats to unleash unsanctioned protests in the wake of authorities’ failure to arrest the country’s deepening economic and social crises.
Speaking to the Daily News on Thursday, Home Affairs minister <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Kazembe_Kazembe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kazembe Kazembe</a> said police can deal with any illegal disturbances. He said:
<blockquote>Whoever breaks the law will be dealt with according to the law. The law enforcement agents in our country can deal with any illegal disturbances.
The police have a constitutional mandate to protect the peace-loving people of Zimbabwe as well as their properties.</blockquote>
Meanwhile, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said conveners of demonstrations should always follow proper procedures.
<blockquote>The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zimbabwe_Republic_Police" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)</a>’s mandate is to maintain a peaceful environment. Our role is to make sure that people are living in a peaceful environment.
It’s is clear what is supposed to be done when someone wants to protest or petition, he or she must follow proper procedures.</blockquote>
While addressing a press conference in Harare on Tuesday, Chamisa said the people of Zimbabwe are not weak, therefore, Zanu PF and the government should not take them for granted.
<h4>More: <a href="https://dailynews.co.zw/govt-warns-chamisa/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily News</a></h4>

Chamisa Warned Over His Call For Unsanctioned Protests

The country’s leading political party through its deputy spokesperson <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Luke_Tamborinyoka">Luke Tamborinyoka</a> said the lines have been drawn and they will soon engage in a series of demos without warning the or notifying the government.
Writing on Twitter Tamborinyoka said:
<blockquote>There will be no warning and no notice. We have since drawn the line in the sand. There will be more flash demos and we will not comply with undemocratic requirements. Hunger and joblessness do not give notice. <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/thepeople?src=hashtag_click" role="link">#thepeople</a>‘sgovernment.</blockquote>
The MDC has been issuing these demo threats for some time and <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/02/16/chamisa-says-he-is-organising-something-in-whispers-told-his-supporters-to-brace-for-action/">Nelson Chamisa is on record saying he is organising something in whispers. </a>
Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/luke_tambo/status/1230769621046710272">Twitter</a>

There Will Be No Warning And No Notice - MDC Threatens Flash Demos

The president extended his open hand to all political parties by saying dialogue was the only way the county could grow. modernise and develop, The Chronicle reports.
The president said these words while addressing the<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/POLAD_(Political_Actors_Dialogue)"> POLAD</a> summit in Harare yesterday. Said the president:
<blockquote>The cornerstone of the Second Republic is dialogue as a means of resolving the challenges that may arise in our nation and the sharing of knowledge among us as Zimbabweans.
No one has the monopoly of ideas on how our country can speedily modernise, industrialise, develop and grow. It is only through dialogue and hard honest work that our collective efforts can be fruitful.
As you may be aware, POLAD is a platform which seeks to enhance national cohesion, unity and political tolerance.</blockquote>
Meanwhile, the president is<a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/02/09/dialogue-talks-hit-a-brickwall-as-ed-snubs-mbekis-initiative-report/"> reportedly ignoring Thabo Mbeki’s initiative</a> to mediate between him and MDC leader Nelson Chamisa who has made it clear he will not join POLAD.
More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/president-mnangagwa-keeps-dialogue-invitation-open-polad-holds-first-economic-summit/">The Chronicle </a>

No One Has Has The Monopoly Of Ideas On How Our Country Can Grow, Dialogue Is The Only Way Forward - ED

An external department official based in German has reportedly quit <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/MDC">MDC</a> as she felt she was no longer needed in the party, a source reportedly told The Herald.
According to the publication, Grace Kwinjeh’s resignation reportedly came after it emerged she is now an old horse with no new ideas to challenge Zanu PF.
A source that spoke to the publication about her resignation said:
<blockquote>In her official communication, she (Ms Kwinjeh) said she wanted to pursue her studies in North America, but the crux of the matter is that she felt unwanted by the new regime. She and others who were there during the Tsvangirai era are being regarded as old horses who have run out of ideas to challenge Zanu PF.
Mr Chamisa is preferring to work with his collagemates and some professors who have now become his closest advisors. Mr Chamisa is playing a dangerous game because you cannot wish away these founding members of our movement.</blockquote>
A couple of days ago another MDC member<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Tracy_Mutinhiri"> Tracy Mutinhiri</a> also quit the country’s leading opposition party.
More: <a href="https://www.herald.co.zw/kwinjeh-quits-mdc-a/">The Herald </a>

MDC-A’s External Department Head Grace Kwinjeh Quits MDC - Report

A Former ZANU PF MP, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Irene_Zindi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Irene Zindi</a> said the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Political_Actors_Dialogue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD)</a> is wasting government resources and playing a role that is meant for Parliament.
Zindi made the remarks while speaking at the start of a three-day capacity-building workshop for the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/National_Peace_and_Reconciliation_Commission" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC)</a> Manicaland committee in Mutare on Tuesday. She said:
<blockquote>Polad was given about $5 million to carry out some duties; are we not wasting government resources?
I don’t know the purpose and intention of forming (Polad). Maybe it is for other political reasons.
Polad is not in the Constitution. They are now forming thematic committees, what for? This is something which is being done by the Parliament of Zimbabwe.</blockquote>
POLAD hosted an economic summit this Thursday at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC).
The summit was attended by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga, POLAD interlocutors and other stakeholders.
<h4>More: <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/2020/02/former-zanu-pf-mp-criticises-polad/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NewsDay</a></h4>

Former ZANU PF MP Questions POLAD's Relevance

MDC Youth Assembly spokesperson Stephen Chuma has refuted claims that there are divisions within the party over the best approach to confront the ruling ZANU PF party.
Chuma told Zim Morning Post that contrary to those claims, party members are fully behind party president <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nelson_Chamisa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nelson Chamisa</a> as they believe that he is the best person to take the party forward. Said Chuma:
<blockquote>We are very united and fully behind our President Nelson Chamisa, there are no divisions in the party and you already know that the President finished addressing all our provinces.
The message is people are fed up with Emmerson Mnangagwa regime and they are unanimous and unambiguous that only President Chamisa is our best foot forward.</blockquote>
Reports from some quarters had claimed that some MDC officials, among them vice president <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Tendai_Biti" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tendai Biti</a> and vice-chairman J<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Job_Sikhala" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ob Sikhala</a> favour a full-blown confrontation with ZANU PF while Chamisa prefers a non-violent approach.
<h4>More: <a href="https://zimmorningpost.com/opposition-mdc-divided-over-strategy-to-confront-zanu-pf/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zim Morning Post</a></h4>

MDC Official Dismisses Reports Of 'Doves & Hawks' In The Party

The opposition MDC is said to be divided on the best approach to confront the ruling Zanu PF party as the country’s economy continues to slide into the abyss.
The likes of <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Tendai_Biti" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tendai Biti</a> and <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Job_Sikhala" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Job Sikhala</a>, party vice president and vice chairman respectively, are believed to be agitating for direct confrontation with ZANU PF while Chamisa favours a non-violent confrontational approach.
An unnamed senior MDC official who spoke to Zim Morning Post is quoted as saying that the soft-stance approach will not yield results and the party has been waiting for a signal from Chamisa.
A political analyst, Michael Dama told the publication that “the Biti faction” has proved to be very radical. He said:
<blockquote>If you take a close look in the MDC the Biti faction is very radical and he has people like Sikhala who was arrested last year and during his trial, the Masvingo court chambers were always filled to capacity and on the acquittal day, there was a massive demonstration.</blockquote>
The Zimbabwean government has always responded with brute force when citizens stage protests on the street, with the events of August 1, 2018, and January 2019 proving that demonstrators should be prepared to pay the ultimate price.
<h4>More: <a href="https://zimmorningpost.com/opposition-mdc-divided-over-strategy-to-confront-zanu-pf/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zim Morning Post</a></h4>

'MDC Divided Over Best Approach To Confront ZANU PF'

The leader of the opposition MDC, Nelson Chamisa has appealed to neighbouring South  Africa to intervene in the Zimbabwean crisis.
Chamisa who has been accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of lacking interest in engaging MDC says that South Africa should help in the initiation of dialogue. He said that the Zimbabwean situation was getting out of hand and had become a regional issue.
He mentioned a number of socio-economic and political issues bedevilling the country including machete-wielding gangs who he said were overrunning the police in the country’s goldfields.
He also mentioned that the country was facing severe starvation which he said will drive even more young people to despair, and into desperate action. Chamisa fears that the situation will likely frog-jump into other countries and have devastating effects if it is not addressed now. He said:
<blockquote>The Zimbabwean crisis is no longer domestic, but regional.
Every country in the region already faces growing social demands from their own citizens. We are deeply grateful to our neighbours for accommodating Zimbabweans, but, in truth, none of them deserve to take on the added burden of another country’s failure.
Hence our call for our neighbours, South Africa included, to intervene and help us talk and resolve this deep crisis.</blockquote>
Chamisa attributes the country’s woes to maladministration by the ruling ZANU PF. He claims that the resolution of the “leadership crisis” in the country will solve the issues.
<a href="https://newzwire.live/opinion-zimbabwe-has-a-tragic-failure-of-leadership-but-it-is-not-beyond-redemption-by-nelson-chamisa/">More: newZWire Live</a>

Chamisa Appeals To SA "To Intervene And Help" Zim "Talk And Resolve This Deep Crisis."

The Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) forum’s Economic Summit is underway in Harare. According to Nick Mangwana, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, some of the people leading discussions at the summit are R. Mukami Kariuki- World Bank; T. Macheka – ZNC; J.Bgoni – ZS; G. van Mortfort – UNDP; HE M.N. Mbete – SA Ambassador to Zimbabwe and HE Guo Shaochun – Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe
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WATCH LIVE: POLAD Economic Summit Underway In Harare

Advocate Nelson Chamisa, the president of the opposition MDC has said that his party, during the Government of National Unity (2009-2013) proved that it has the capacity to deliver the much-needed transformation.
We present below excerpts from Chamisa’s article which featured in <a href="https://newzwire.live/opinion-zimbabwe-has-a-tragic-failure-of-leadership-but-it-is-not-beyond-redemption-by-nelson-chamisa/">newZWire’s Opinion, Guest Column section</a>.
<blockquote>Proven record
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has proven its capacity to deliver real change. Our capacity to deliver has been second-guessed many times by those who chose the route of appeasement. The reality is that our country did better when the MDC was in Government, and in charge of the Ministry of Finance.
When we entered the Government of National Unity (GNU) in 2009, inflation had reached 500 billion percent. By the time the GNU ended in 2013, inflation was just 1.63%. As soon as ZANU-PF was left to run the economy alone, inflation started rising. Annual inflation is now well over 500%, and rising.
In 2012, a teacher was earning US$300. It was not much, but they could afford to send their children to school. Today, that same teacher is earning less than US$100. They cannot afford the bus fare to class, and can no longer send their own children to school.
Before GNU, the economy had shrunk by 16.5% in 2008. Under GNU, the economy grew by 5.4% in 2009, 11.4% in 2010, 9.3% in 2011, and 10.6% in 2012. As soon as GNU ended, the economy grew just 2.4% in 2014. In 2019, the economy fell 7.5%.   
These are the facts.</blockquote>

"MDC Has Proven Its Capacity To Deliver Real Change," - Chamisa

Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the opposition MDC has said that the party will welcome any support that does not contaminate the party’s purity.
He was responding to claims that Patrick Zhuwao the nephew of the late former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe had sponsored the party’s 2018 election campaign.
Chamisa added that he was not aware of the donation but did not dismiss the possibility that Zhuwao could have donated to the party saying MDC and himself have many supporters and he may not know of every donation made to the party.
He, however, dismissed allegations that Tagwirei sponsored the party’s 2018 election campaign adding that he would never accept donations from the Sakunda boss due to his reputation.
Watch the video below for more.
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WATCH: "Any Support That Does Not Contaminate Our Purity," Chamisa On Zhuwao Sponsorship Claims

Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Nick Mangwana has said that the following individuals are some of the people leading discussions at the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) forum’ Economic Summit which is underway in Harare.
<ul>
<li>R. Mukami Kariuki- World Bank </li>
<li>T.Macheka – ZNCC </li>
<li>J.Bgoni – ZSE </li>
<li>G. van Mortfort – UNDP </li>
<li>HE M.N. Mbete – SA Ambassador to Zim </li>
<li>HE Guo Shaochun – Chinese Ambassador to Zim</li>
</ul>
More: <a href="https://twitter.com/nickmangwana/status/1230404012182253569">Nick Mangwana</a>
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PICTURES: POLAD Summit Underway In Harare

Nelson Chamisa the leader of the opposition MDC has attributed his party’s poor performance in by-elections to the conduct of the ruling ZANU PF, before, during and after the elections.
Addressing members of the media at the party’s headquarters in Harare on Wednesday, Chamisa claimed that ZANU PF was turning the plight of the electorate into a political weapon.
He suggested that during his tour of the country’s ten provinces recently, he was told of how ZANU PF was manipulating voters. He said:
<blockquote>People have asked me ‘president Chamisa, you are saying we must vote for MDC in a by-election, but here are the twin hazards…number one, if we vote for an MDC councillor, the moment we do so we are going to be victimised soon after the election.
Number two cause; the is hunger, ‘you don’t have the capacity to give us food. So why not feed ourselves until the next election’.</blockquote>
Chamisa also discredited the elections saying that the playing field was not level as ZANU PF was abusing state resources for political mileage.
The MDC has since <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/02/15/no-2023-elections-until-the-2018-elections-dispute-is-resolved-mdc/">threatened to boycott the 2023 elections</a> if electoral reforms are not implemented and until the 2018 election dispute has been resolved.
More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/chamisa-defends-mdcs-dismal-show-in-by-elections/">New Zimbabwe</a>

Chamisa "Reveals" Why MDC Is Losing To ZANU PF In By-Elections

The Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe, Reverend Dr Solomon Zwana (SZ) has said that things are getting worse in Zimbabwe since the 2017 military-assisted transition which resulted in Robert Mugabe’s demise.
Speaking in an interview with Zimbabwe Independent (ZI)’s News Editor Owen Gagare (OG) and online content creator Evans Mathanda, the former secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) said that Zimbabwe missed a glorious opportunity to turn around its fortunes.
He said that Zimbabwe could have done better but the nation was carried away by the excitement over the ‘New Dispensation’ and the country is now heading South contrary to official statistics on growth or decline of the economy.
Below are excerpts from the interview.
<blockquote>OG: In your view, has there been any change since the November 2017 events? The government says things are improving.
SZ: A few months after the coup, there were some relative stability and freedom of expression; the police roadblocks were gone, so people were happy initially. But those things started shrinking gradually from different angles and, as we drew closer to the 2018 elections, things started getting worse and even as we approached the election we were hopeful that there would be stability afterwards. Now we continue to have challenges of shortages, even of cash, and the economy is in turmoil. For the ordinary person it is not about the statistics but having food on the table. An ordinary person says things have improved when they have food on the table, when they are able to send the children at school, to get fuel whenever they need it. People should not worry about where to get the next bag of roller meal. It’s not just about statistics and economic theories but the issues of survival. Things are generally worse now than they were in 2017.</blockquote>
More: <a href="https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2020/02/20/nothing-has-improved-since-2017-methodist-church/">Zimbabwe Independent</a>

"For The Ordinary Person It's Not About Statistics But Food On The Table," Church Leader

Zimbabwe Republic Police were on Wednesday caught unawares by opposition MDC youths who went into the streets unannounced to demonstrate their frustration over the deteriorating state of affairs.
The demonstrators who were carrying placards some of them branded “ED Must Go” were denouncing President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration for failing to address the socio-economic and political crises in the country.
The demo started at the party’s headquarters, Morgan Tsvangirai House which is formerly known as Harvest House, and participants marched downtown towards Copa Cabana where police intercepted them.
Police then fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators and in the process, vendors and some members of the public were caught in the crossfire.
Nehanda Radio reports that there have been no reports of injuries.
The MDC youths embarked on the demo just hours after Nelson Chamisa had at a press conference in Harare announced that his party was going to take an aggressive stance against the government over “gross negligence” in addressing issues bedevilling the country.
Chamisa said that prospects of dialogue with Mnangagwa were fast diminishing as the president seems uninterested in engaging MDC.
Some of the challenges affecting Zimbabwe include a huge scarcity of fuel, medicines, cash, power and mealie-meal and also there is runaway inflation.
More: <a href="https://www.newzimbabwe.com/latest-police-fire-teargas-to-disperse-protesting-mdc-youths/">Nehanda Radio</a>

Police Fire Tear Gas To Disperse An Announced MDC Youths Demo

MDC president <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nelson_Chamisa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nelson Chamisa</a> has refuted allegations that he was given a LandCruiser vehicle by controversial businessman <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Kudakwashe_Tagwirei" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kuda Tagwirei</a>.
Speaking to reporters in Harare on Wednesday, the opposition leader said Tagwirei is a dirty man and is nowhere near the MDC. Said Chamisa:
<blockquote>… I would not want to be bribed by a dirty man.
Tagwirei is a dirty man. I have no contact with Tagwirei. I have problems with the way he does politics. I’m not capturable. I’m not a person who would be found in those things.
Yes, I drive a LandCruiser but certainly a second-hand LandCruiser which we actually bought at a car sell. We are a modest party.
Tagwirei is nowhere near MDC. I have seen something that was written to say that he gave coupons to the MDC.</blockquote>
Chamisa’s remarks follow MDC-T spokesperson, Khaliphani Phugeni’s claims that the ZANU PF benefactor bought Chamisa a LandCruiser in 2020.
The opposition leader maintained that the MDC is sponsored by its members and its supporters and even members of the standing committee do not earn salaries.
<h4>More: <a href="https://nehandaradio.com/2020/02/19/chamisa-refuses-to-be-associated-with-dirty-man-tagwirei-video/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nehanda Radio</a></h4>

Chamisa: I won't Be Bribed By 'Dirty Man', Kuda Tagwirei

The Zimbabwe government’s spokesperson <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nick_Mangwana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Mangwana</a> said MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s call for dialogue between his party and ZANU PF while excluding other parties doesn’t dovetail with the country’s political system.
Mangwana argued that the country’s binary political system demands the recognition of all political parties, therefore Chamisa should join the <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Political_Actors_Dialogue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD)</a>. Said Mangwana:
<blockquote>Zimbabwe does not have a binary political system where there is one political party in Government and another which is the opposition. Our system is quite plural; so we recognise every political party that is there.
All we are hearing now is that MDC can only come to discuss anything with Zanu-PF or President Mnangagwa when other people are excluded, making it a bilateral issue. No! We are including everyone.</blockquote>
Earlier on Wednesday, Chamisa told reporters that he is not agitating for a coalition government but wants to share ideas with President <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Emmerson_Mnangagwa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emmerson Mnangagwa</a>.
Chamisa has refused to budge on his stance not to join POLAD as he considers it an extension of the ruling party.
<h4>More: <a href="https://ztn.co.zw/stream/2020/02/chamisa-yearns-for-mnangagwas-ear/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ZTN</a></h4>

'Zim Does Not Have A Binary Political System, No Prospects For ED-Chamisa Dialogue'

MDC leader <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nelson_Chamisa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nelson Chamisa</a> has said de-dollarisation is a lie and a pretence as senior government officials shun the local <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/RTGS_Dollars" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RTGS dollars</a> in favour US dollars.
Chamisa made the remarks while addressing a press conference at the party’s headquarters on Wednesday morning. He said:
<blockquote>Government is transacting in the US dollar. Mr Mnangagwa is carrying US dollars in his pocket and so is everyone in government.
So we don’t want to live a lie. This is part of the biggest challenge our country is facing.
We seem to thrive on institutional dishonesty and taking lies to be our modus operandi. Why should we pretend that the RTGS is the currency of choice?
When in fact the currency of choice is the US dollar. Some of the distortions we are seeing are on account of denial.</blockquote>
While Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube has warned that businesses that are demanding foreign currency will be punished, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Zuva_Petroleum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zuva Petroleum</a> on Tuesday announced that it will be selling fuel at eight selected service stations in foreign currency.
<h4>More: <a href="https://twitter.com/OpenParlyZw/status/1230083413094412288" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OpenParlyZw</a></h4>

De-dollarisation A Lie & Pretence - Chamisa

MDC president <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Nelson_Chamisa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nelson Chamisa</a> has defended the party’s councillors especially those running urban councils, saying they have maintained the highest form of integrity.
Chamisa asserted that the central government makes it difficult for councillors to do their job, and if it were not because of MDC councillors, cities would have been converted into villages. Said Chamisa:
<blockquote>Our councillors have maintained the highest form of integrity. Had it not been for the MDC you will not have cities. You will have villages and townships. They have a fantastic job.
They have not failed the people what has failed the people is the central government. Water, in terms of the Water Act, is the preserve of the President. In fact, the President is the owner of water.
You can’t then blame MDC being the horse pipe I’m told the Harare City’s budget has not been approved why? Because the minister of local government has not approved that budget.</blockquote>
Why should a minister who has no mandate from the residents approve that budget? When they don’t approve the budget, they then kill service.
The <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/MDC_Alliance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MDC Alliance</a> is in control of the country’s major cities, that is Harare, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Bulawayo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bulawayo</a>, Gweru, Mutare and Kwekwe because of its dominance in urban areas during elections.
However, the opposition councillors have often been accused of corruption and gross incompetence resulting in poor service delivery in towns and cities.
<h4>More: <a href="https://twitter.com/OpenParlyZw/status/1230095467536617472" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@OpenParlyZw</a></h4>

Chamisa Defends MDC Councillors, 'They Saved Harare From Becoming A Village'

Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the opposition MDC has said that his Landcruiser was not donated by Sakunda Holdings boss, Kuda Tagwirei as some media houses had earlier suggested.
Chamisa said that he can only be bought by the aspirations of the citizenry and not material things adding that he is a qualified lawyer who was earning money from the profession.
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More: <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/02/19/watch-live-chamisa-presser-addresses-several-issues-including-allegations-about-tagwirei-sponsoring-mdc/">Open Parly</a>

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